A Sacramento man died in a house explosion last week in the Oak Park neighborhood. The Sacramento County Coroner identified the victim as 62-year-old Karl Lysinger. The explosion also caused serious damage to nearby homes.
On Thursday, August 21, a house explosion occurred on the 4000 block of 39th Street in Sacramento, prompting the Fire Department to respond to reports of fire and multiple blasts around 6:15 a.m., as reported by ABC10 and KCRA. Captain Justin Sylvia of the Sacramento Fire Department said, "There's some windows that are blown out, so some obvious type of explosion. We're just trying to figure out what caused that explosion." The blast shattered windows and sent debris into neighbors’ yards. The explosion happened minutes after an eviction order was set to take effect at the property, which also had a history of code enforcement issues, leading investigators to consider whether these factors were connected to the incident.
A Sacramento neighbor said, "I know he did it on purpose," reporting that Lysinger had allegedly said he could blow up his house, as mentioned by Hoodline. The fire department recovered Lysinger’s body near the front of the house after the fire spread to nearby attics. Investigates found that Lysinger’s home had multiple code violations since 2017, including vehicle and utility issues and missing permits. The property was auctioned twice for unpaid taxes, most recently in February for just over $151,000. The city of Sacramento’s code enforcement has not commented, and the cause of the explosion is under investigation.
